Manager of Institutional Giving

 The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights invites applicants for a Manager of Institutional Giving position to be based remotely with occasional travel to the Young Center’s office locations. The Young Center seeks to hire an experienced Manager of Institutional Giving who has a strong interest in the organization’s mission and the ability to take initiative and work collaboratively to meet our development goals with institutional funders. As a key member of the Development team, the Manager of Institutional Giving contributes to foundation and corporate institutional fundraising by working with the Director of Institutional Giving to develop high quality proposals, reports, and other grants-related communications that are consistent with the Young Center’s mission, methodology, program outcomes, and strategic direction.  

ABOUT THE YOUNG CENTER 

The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights is a national organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights and best interests—safety and well-being—of immigrant children in the United States. Through its flagship Child Advocate Program (CAP) the Young Center serves as the federally-appointed bests interests representative for unaccompanied and separated immigrant children in federal custody. Child Advocates meet with children and learn their stories in order to identify and advocate for their best interests through an interdisciplinary, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive lens. The Young Center’s Policy Program fights for wholesale reform of the immigration system while pursuing immediate changes in policy and practice that center children’s rights and best interests in all decisions. The Technical Assistance Program (TAP), the Young Center’s newest program, offers intersectional expertise and critical resources to advocates and service providers working with immigrant children involved in child welfare and other state court systems. 

The Young Center has offices in Houston, San Antonio, and Harlingen, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Washington, D.C.; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles, California; and Grand Rapids, Michigan. We also serve children through our programs in New Jersey.  

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Learn Young Center’s programs, goals, and financial needs to develop compelling proposals, seek new funding opportunities, and report on program impact 
• Manage a medium-sized portfolio of prospective and active foundation relationships, including cultivating and maintaining those relationships, and submitting proposals and reports related to grants provided by those funders 
• Draft and finalize LOIs, proposals, and reports for institutional funders 
• Research prospective grants and corporate support and then cultivate relationships with well-aligned funders by identifying warm leads and reaching out to establish new relationships and generate funding. 
• Research, identify, develop, and respond to funding opportunities in targeted areas as well as areas of strategic interest 
• Collaborate across program teams (CAP, TAP and Policy) to solicit and maintain updated grant narratives  
• Maintain up-to-date communication with the Finance team  
• Participate in site visits and meetings with program officers 
• Support in creating quarterly updates for a more general audience including major individual donors and foundations without interim reporting requirements 
• Attend conferences, events, and engage in professional development opportunities as needed to grow funding network, stay current on funding trends, and gain new skills, as needed 
• Support the Director of Institutional Giving with forward-looking strategy and projections on the Young Center’s grants-related financials to aid in strategic planning 
• Work under deadlines and handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with discretion. 
• Conduct regular CRM data entry and documentation of relationships, grants and deliverables 
• Other duties as assigned 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS 

• 6-7 years’ related grant writing experience with foundation and corporate grant proposals and applications  
• Experience working in and/or commitment to social justice movements 
• Understanding of a program/project cycle and logical frameworks 
• Experience with goal setting and program monitoring and evaluation 
• Ability to bring a DEIJ and anti-racist lens in telling stories and crafting narratives  
• Excellent written and verbal communication and critical thinking skills 
• Ability to develop grant proposals adhering to RFP guidelines 
• Exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to work independently on projects, from conception to completion.  
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet various deadlines and prioritize tasks  
• Strong organizational skills and forward-thinking ability to support senior and cross-departmental staff with multiple deadlines and competing priorities  
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Lived, volunteer, or professional experience with immigration, child welfare and issues affecting migrant/refugees/unaccompanied children 
• Experience with CRM databases and/or EveryAction  
• Experience applying community-centric fundraising principles to development work and relationships  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

Physical demands include regular attendance, keyboarding, sitting for long periods (at least 5 hours a day), and driving. Ability to use computer, telephone, and copy machine. Ability to travel by plane, car and other conveyances within U.S. Occasional lifting for event setup/preparation. 

COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS  

All employees must be fully vaccinated prior to first day of employment except in Texas. 

APPLICATION DETAILS 

The Young Center is an "at-will" and equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in and affirmatively factors diversity into its hiring practices. Young Center encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, ancestry, marital or parental status, pregnancy, citizenship, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, genetic information, or veterans’ status. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process; no applicant will be penalized for requesting an accommodation. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.  

The Young Center provides excellent benefits, including health/dental/vision insurance (employee & dependents) at no cost to the employee, paid vacation, sick time, and a 401(k) plan with employer match.

Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please apply on the Young Center website with a cover letter, writing sample,  resume and three references. Only complete applications will be considered.  

To learn more about the Young Center’s work, please visit www.TheYoungCenter.org.